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post #16 of 19
7/7/10 at 9:50pm

buy used = way more value/bang-for-buck

 

something like this would be a much better choice imo

 

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatran&1282573185&/Primare-I21-


Edited by koven - 7/7/10 at 9:52pm
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post #17 of 19
7/8/10 at 1:02pm
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IF you were saying this to me (maybe not):

 

That's a nice amp and I would buy used with no problem except two of the companies that I build audio cables for are able to buy at dealers cost and are willing to let me pick what I want and they'll grab it for me.

 

I've only heard good things about the Primare I21 and I've heard that the Outlaw gear is good for the price as well. I'm glad to see that some companies (like Outlaw) are putting more effort into making good sounding receivers again.

 

Take care.

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post #18 of 19
7/30/10 at 11:07pm
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Originally Posted by KLJTech View Post

I'm holding off anyway, Music Hall has their A35.2 (80 watt) unit coming out late this month early next and I'm going to grab one of those. I have a buddy that's a dealer for Music Hall and will let me get one for cost.


Wow, will he let me get one for cost as well?  Even a little bit above cost...?

 

We seem to be in a similar situation--I actually found this thread because I was looking for Head-Fi'er opinions on the Music Hall.  I was thinking of the a25.2, or maybe even the a50.2, and I was thinking of making my purchase in the next month.  Is the a35.2 just a compromise in current between the 25 and 50, or are there supposed to be more substantive differences?  Both integrateds were well-reviewed from what I could find, but those same reviews left me with the feeling like there was some real sonic potential in their products Music Hall had not fully exploited.

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post #19 of 19
8/1/10 at 9:38am
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I emailed Music Hall about their A25.2 and using it with either my B&W CDM 1NT's (and sometimes my Magnepan 1.6's), both used along with my Velodyne sub and Roy Hall emailed me back and said the A25.2 would work just fine but I should wait for his new A35.2 (80 watt) integrated instead which will be out in a couple weeks.

 

I emailed back and asked what improvements had been made to the unit other than the increase in power but then I never heard back. I can understand why he wouldn't want to compare units while there are still dealers with new A25.2's in stock. I believe that Audio Advisor has some A25.2's selling for $399 right now.....not sure if they're open box or not. I've heard the A25.2 with a pair of Epos M5 i's and it sounded very nice and the integrated never sounded as if it lacked for power.

 

If I had to guess I'd bet that the new A35.2 will be a very nice unit but I ended up ordering a Parasound Halo A23 amp instead since it was my amp dying that had me in the market for a replacement of some type. I've always used a preamp and amp setup but I do like the idea of an integrated as long as I'm not giving up too much in the way sound quality. A friend of mine just bought the Rotel RA-1520 integrated and LOVES it....in fact he was trying to talk me into getting the RA-1520 as well (it as great reviews) but in the end I felt that I was better off with the Parasound for my setup.

 

IF I hasn't been able to get a great deal on the Parasound I would have gone with the Music Hall A35.2 as soon as it came out.

Best of luck.,

Kevin

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